How Madness Shaped History by Christopher J. Ferguson

His career proves to parents once and for all, yes your child CAN make a career out of video games. Ferguson also likes strategy games such as Europa Universalis. He and his son are fans of the Lego series of video games and Dr. Ferguson is a consumate geek, interested in everything from science fiction to Dungeons and Dragons. Ferguson is also interested in the sociology of media research itself.how political pressure, social moral panics and culture war can distort media effects research into 'opinions with numbers.' In 2020, Ferguson published How Madness Shaped History: An Eccentric Array of Maniacal Rulers, Raving Narcissists, and Psychotic Visionaries, which focuses on. Ferguson Hardcover 34.09 A Bolt from the Blue: The Epic True Story of Danger, Daring, and Heroism at 13,000 Feet by Jennifer Woodlief Paperback 20. Play over 265 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. This item: How Madness Shaped History: An Eccentric Array of Maniacal Rulers, Raving Narcissists, and Psychotic Visionaries by Christopher J. This book considers the impact of psychology on world events, looking at how mental illness and personality disorders have affected history.How have mental illness and personality disorders influenced history This lively investigation demonstrates that, when conditions are ripe, one unstable individual can create the best or worst moments of a generation or even a century.Beginning with. Thus, advertising may get us to switch from one product to another even if video games don't turn kids into mass killers. Stream 115 - Christopher Ferguson - The Influence of the Insane by Two for Tea Podcast on desktop and mobile. Ferguson has emphasized the idea that media effects must be studied independently rather than taking a 'one size fits all' approach. His research has generally indicated that exposure to media violence has little effect on societal violence. He has been invited to speak at Vice President Biden's task force and a 2013 Institute of Medicine/CDC panel on the subject and in summer 2018 testified at the School Safety Commission.

He is interested in media violence and, in particular, video games. Ferguson, Ph.D., is professor of psychology at Stetson University.

How Madness Shaped History by Christopher J. Ferguson